Clinical Reflection Report
Clinical Reflection
1. Recall the activity, idea, or event that gave you the most intense learning “high”. What was it about this situation that was so exciting or pleasing?
Working with actual patients is completely different than studying at the tech center and doing labs or bookwork. I liked having an actual connection with the patients while feeling professional. It was hard to be professional with the other students studying at JATC because we are all so close and it is weird to treat a friend like a patient. I was a little nervous when I first started working at Wasatch Pediatrics because I was afraid that I would mess something up and I wasn’t as confident in my skills as I wanted to be. Giving shots was the most fun thing to do while working at the clinic. A lot of little patients get really nervous and cry or scream …show more content…
I followed one MA around and she insisted that when measuring a baby’s length you mark the pen from the top of their head to the bottom of their foot. After you do so, you measure the length with a tape measure; starting at the 1 inch mark. I was confused because I thought I was doing it wrong my whole life. I questioned her and asked if that would make their height an inch off of what it really was and she told me that was the way to do it. I realized that it would mess up the growth curve in some patients because other MAs measured a different way than what she was doing. I confronted the others and asked if I was doing it right and we all had to talk to the other MA and tell her that you are supposed to start at the 0 inch mark, not the 1 inch.
3. Based on practicum evaluations of your performance or input you received on your performance, what would you say are your primary areas of strength and weakness in your field of study? What specific things can you do to improve your skills as you move forward in your field of
1. Recall the activity, idea, or event that gave you the most intense learning “high”. What was it about this situation that was so exciting or pleasing?
Working with actual patients is completely different than studying at the tech center and doing labs or bookwork. I liked having an actual connection with the patients while feeling professional. It was hard to be professional with the other students studying at JATC because we are all so close and it is weird to treat a friend like a patient. I was a little nervous when I first started working at Wasatch Pediatrics because I was afraid that I would mess something up and I wasn’t as confident in my skills as I wanted to be. Giving shots was the most fun thing to do while working at the clinic. A lot of little patients get really nervous and cry or scream …show more content…
I followed one MA around and she insisted that when measuring a baby’s length you mark the pen from the top of their head to the bottom of their foot. After you do so, you measure the length with a tape measure; starting at the 1 inch mark. I was confused because I thought I was doing it wrong my whole life. I questioned her and asked if that would make their height an inch off of what it really was and she told me that was the way to do it. I realized that it would mess up the growth curve in some patients because other MAs measured a different way than what she was doing. I confronted the others and asked if I was doing it right and we all had to talk to the other MA and tell her that you are supposed to start at the 0 inch mark, not the 1 inch.
3. Based on practicum evaluations of your performance or input you received on your performance, what would you say are your primary areas of strength and weakness in your field of study? What specific things can you do to improve your skills as you move forward in your field of